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NAME: _________________________________________ ADM NO:______________

DATE: ______________________

MARCH

ENGLISH 101

MARCH FORM 4 OPENER EXAMINATION

K.C.S.E

101/1 ENGLISH

TIME: 2HRS
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ENGLISH PAPER 1

I. Imagine that it is your first day in a new school. Write an entry in your journal indicating the
things that surprised you, those that scared you and those that made you happy. (20 marks)
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II. Cloze test

The new constitution has bestowed the Supreme Court all____________________
, role of arbitrating the ________________________________ arising out of presidential
elections. The court currently has a golden opportunity to clearly_______________ that it is
worth the confidence of Kenyans Kenya’s are__________________ with bated breath to see the
___________________making a determination on the __________________ lodged by the
CORD Alliance in an____________________ and completely impartial manner that
will_____________________ all the parties. Indeed, the______________ of Kenyans are varied
and either way, the court’s ________________ will be interpreted as either a win or loss for
jubilee or CORD alliance.

ORAL SKILLS (30marks)

(a). Read the following poem and answer the questions below:-
I want to Die While You Love Me
I want to die while you love me
While yet you hold me fair
While laughter lies upon my lips
And lights are in my hair

I want to die while you love me

I could not bear to see
The glory of this perfect day
Grows dim- or crease to be

I want to die while you love

Oh! Who would care to live
Till love has nothing more to ask
And nothing more to give.

I want to die while you love me

And bear to that still bed
Your kisses turbulent unspent

To warm me when I’m dead

Questions

i) Construct the rhyme scheme of this poem.

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ii) Which pair of words rhyme in this poem?

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iii) Which words would you stress in the first and second line and why?

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iv) What is the effect of repetition in this poem?

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v) How would you perform the first two lines?

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vi) How would you say the last stanza.

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b) Explain what each of the following non-verbal cues mean in a conversation

i) Frowning ……………………………………………………………………………….
ii) Pacing up and down ……………………………………………………………………
iii) Shrugging shoulders ……………………………………………………………………
iv) Winking …………………………………………………………………………………
v) Raising both hands up the sky …………………………………………………………..

c) Identify any four pairs of words in the following list that have the same vowel sounds;
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Mad eat full lap

Cat it mud bet

Cut look feat if

Love boot fit

Beat pool further

Lit father hut

d) Explain how you would avoid speaking in monotonous manner to make your listeners
attentive. (6 mks)
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e) The following words have been misspelt. Rewrite them correctly

i) The prefect was privileged to have special diet.

ii) The students managed to rescue their colleague’s from the burning dormitory.

iii) The professor managed to convince the crowd to vote for him.

iv) The collage will close for one week to allow for repairs.

v) Lack of proper maintenance on any machine makes it to break down frequently.

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